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The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
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The Night Before the Night Before Christmas

2010-11-20 · 91 min · ★ 5.4

Family · Fantasy · TV Movie

When Santa sets off on his Christmas duties a day early, crashes into the Fox family's house, ends up with amnesia and loses his magic sack of presents, he needs help! But the Fox family are a modern and broken family. Can they help him? The parents are preoccupied with work and the kids aren't very festive. But it's up to them to help Santa find his magical bag of toys and the clock is ticking or Christmas will be ruined. Forced to set their own problems aside and work together the Fox family rediscover how much they enjoy being together and realise that maybe they need to reprioritise their lives. The Night Before The Night Before Christmas is a crazy Christmas fantasy for all the family, brimming with festive spirit.

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Directors
James Orr
Production companies
Muse Entertainment
Countries
Canada
Status
Released
Budget
USD 2,000,000

Top Cast

Jennifer BealsJennifer BealsAngela Fox
Rick RobertsRick RobertsWayne Fox
R.D. ReidR.D. ReidSanta
Jordan PrenticeJordan PrenticeNigel Thumb
Gage MunroeGage MunroeToby Fox
Rebecca WilliamsRebecca WilliamsHannah Fox
Marcia BennettMarcia BennettMrs. Claus
Clé BennettClé BennettLonnie
Kim RobertsKim RobertsYolanda
Sam MalkinSam MalkinHank
Brad BorbridgeWes
Billy OtisBilly OtisKarl
Karl CampbellKarl CampbellRegistration Desk Guy

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